¿Engaging characters who live on the non-glamorous side of L.A. ¿Like Sherwood Anderson¿s Winesburg, Ohio, Gloria Naylor¿s The Women of Brewster Place, and Pat Barker¿s Union Street, Shaky Town tells the stories of people linked by place ¿Compelling cover art from street artist Steve Powers (aka ESPO) ¿Mathews is a much-respected, much-loved writing teacher and writer who has impacted a generation or two of successful writers